Ok, i'm new to brewing. Here is my question. I'm brewing a 5 gal kit. I brewed it the other day, and have been watching the airlock on top on the bucket. It bubbled slowly for about 18 hours, then stopped. I expected to see bubbles for at least a couple days.
Here are a few concerns I have
1. Durring the boil, it never really got to a good, rolling boil. I think I tried to boil too much water, and I was unable to bring it to a good boil.
2. When I cooled it down, the instructions that came with the kit said to cool it down under 80, which is what I did, but everything I read online says to bring the temp down closer to 70
I know the bucket is sealed tight, so air isnt escaping anywhere. Am I worrying about nothing? Did I kill some of the yeast, if so should I pitch more? Is there a good way to tell, other then doing a reading.
Help
Here are a few concerns I have
1. Durring the boil, it never really got to a good, rolling boil. I think I tried to boil too much water, and I was unable to bring it to a good boil.
2. When I cooled it down, the instructions that came with the kit said to cool it down under 80, which is what I did, but everything I read online says to bring the temp down closer to 70
I know the bucket is sealed tight, so air isnt escaping anywhere. Am I worrying about nothing? Did I kill some of the yeast, if so should I pitch more? Is there a good way to tell, other then doing a reading.
Help